Everyday Injustice

Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform

Report Finds Veterans Overrepresented on Death Row

The Death Penalty Information Center reports that 226 military veterans have been executed, 14% of all executions in the modern era, with 66% of them having served in Vietnam, and 77% of them being executed for killing only white victims.

Anti Police-Terror Project Criticizes DA for Dropping Charges in Taylor Case

The Anti Police-Terror Project is raising concerns about the Alameda County District Attorney’s handling of police accountability cases after the prosecution decided not to contest the defense motion to dismiss all charges against former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher, who shot and killed Steven Taylor inside a Walmart in 2020.

Mass Incarceration in the US Sees Resurgence, Report Finds

The Sentencing Project has released a new study warning that U.S. prisons are increasing their incarcerated populations despite falling crime rates, and that reducing sentence lengths and investing in community-based violence prevention and reentry support is necessary to reverse this trend.

Coalition Appeals Court Decision Weakening Civilian Oversight in Sonoma County

The California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight, the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California filed an amicus brief in support of the appeal of a 2024 Sonoma County Superior Court ruling that undermined civilian oversight of local law enforcement, arguing that the court’s decision was legally flawed and contradicted the legislative intent behind Assembly Bill 1185 and the local mandate for independent oversight expressed through Measure P.